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Fascinating indictment of the "WIN AT ALL COSTS" mentality & Lance Armstrong's commitment to destroying anyone who threatened his path to victory. Ultimately, of course, Armstrong not only wrecked himself & his legacy, but tarnished the very sport of road cycling to which he was so devoted.

Also a compelling portrait of the sport of road cycling itself--I had no idea the Tour de France involved so much internecine strategizing, reckless & cutthroat behaviour, & crazy fan access to the race route itself. Great film

An insightful look at cyclist Lance Armstrong and the giant doping scandal. By the end of the film, the conclusion seems painfully obvious: change the rules. He "cheated" only by breaking rules that should not exist. So change the rules to something that reflects the reality of the sport and all of its competitors, not just Armstrong. A failing of the documentary is that it never discusses why the clearly ridiculous rules about drugs exist. They exist only to penalize top athletes in a random and arbitrary fashion. It is clear that Armstrong was entitled to all of his victories. Bravo, Lance Armstrong.

This movie changed the way I saw Lance. I used to admire him and look up to him. All successful athletes became role models. He has tarnished his name forever unless you have the wool over your eyes. I am glad he came clean, but only partially clean, why not tell the whole truth and redeem yourself? It just makes him look like more of a jerk. LANCE, YOU ARE A DOPE AND A LOOSER. Your name is not helping those with cancer. A great not for profit is called Maggie's HOPE on Facebook. Helping those in Whatcom county with breast cancer.

Fascinating insight into one of the biggest control freaks in sports history. Sure, everyone doped. But only Lance defamed and sued everyone who dared to cross him. Be sure to watch the extras -- especially the one about George Hincapie's bid to win a stage being denied by cycling politics and infighting on the road. Amazing inside stuff filmed with unvarnished comments from the guys in the team car.

I can only imagine how someone who admired this man must feel. I always thought he was an arrogant jerk to begin with, so the doping scandal was no surprise. This documentary initially started out as an idea to follow Armstrong during his comeback tour, but moved off into other directions when his life started coming apart with the scandal and his own begrudging confession. Armstrong comes across as the megalomaniacal egomaniac, the bully willing to spend years tearing apart the lives of anyone who might be a threat to his image. He doesn't come across as repentant- indeed, there's something of the sociopath in him. While the director freely admits that there were times he was thinking more like a fan during that comeback period, he doesn't let Armstrong off the hook as events spin out of control. The end result is a damning indictment of a self absorbed monster, and of the bike racing industry as a whole. This makes for compelling viewing, even though by the end of it, you'll find yourself despising the subject. Things are left somewhat open ended- there are still consequences Armstrong faces for his lies, and the impression we get is that he so richly deserves to have his life torn to shreds.

pnt60022
Apr 17, 2014

WAY too long. And Lance does not come off well at all. I'm stunned he has any supporters left anywhere. The one thing that I will give him is that EVERYONE dopes in cycling so his wins may have been legit given that it was a level playing field. Professional cycling should be gotten rid of.